Machine for burnishing the soles of boots or shoes



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Z. BEAUDRY.

MACHINE EOE BUENISEINS TEE SOLES OE BOOTS OR SHOES. l No. 310,117. Patented DeOkZBO, 1884.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ZOTIQUE BEAUDRY, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS.

MACHlNE FOR BURN'ISHING THE SOLES OIF BOOTS OR SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 310,117, dated December 30, 1884.

Application filed Decembcr18,1883. (No modell To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ZOTIQUE BEAUDRY, of Lynn, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful, Improvements in Machines for Burnishing the Soles of Boots or Shoes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

|This invention relates to a machine for burnishing the edges of soles of boots and shoes, and it consists in a construction and arrangement of the parts constituting such a machine, all substantially as hereinafter described.

In the accompanying plates of drawings is illustrated a machine for burnishing the edges of boot and shoe soles constructed according to this invention.

In Plate 1, Figure l is aview in side elevation and partial vertical cross-section. In Plate 2, Fig. 2 is a front elevation. Figs. 3 and 4 are cross-sections on lines 3 3 and 4t 4, respectively, Fig. 2; Figs. 5 and 6, detail sectional views, to be hereinafter referred to.

In the drawings, A represents a frame or stand, having legs B, on which frame or stand the various moving and other parts are supported.

Gis a horizontal shaft turning in suitable bearings, c, in the frame A, and carrying pulleys D, E, F, and G. The pulley E is the driving-pulley, and is rigidly connected to said shaft, and is driven by belt from any suitable driving mechanism.

D is a loose pulley onto which the drivingbelt for pulley E is shipped when not operating the machine. Pulleys F and G are xed to and turn with the shaft O. The pulley G is connected by a cross-belt, H, with apulley,

J,f1Xed to a horizontal shaft, K, parallel to the shaft O, and turning in suitable bearings, b, in the frame A, and carrying another pulley, L, inline with the pulley F. These several pulleys are all on the same horizontal plane.

M is a pulley in line with and between the pulleys F and L, and arranged to turn by its shaft N in suitable bearings, d, in the upper end of an upright bar, P, pivoted at its lower end to the iioor at f. This pulley M is connected by a belt, Q, with a pulley, R, above it,

and on a shaft, S, which turns in suitable bearings at g in the upper end, h, of the frame. Attached to this pulley R is a pulley, T, from which a belt, U, extends to and around a pulley, V, of a shaft, XV, arranged to turn in bearings Z in the end m of an arm, Y, attached to and arranged to rock or oscillate in a vertical direction on shaft S. The shaft W carries a pulley, Z, connected by a belt, Awith a pulley, B2, ou a shaft, G2, of burnisher-tool D2. The arm Y has an extension, E2, back of its shaft S, having a weight, F, arranged to slide back and forth thereon, by which to balance and adjust the end m of the arm and the parts carried by it, as shown more particularly in Fig. l. Power communicated to shaft O revolves the pulleys F and G, and through the cross-belt H the pulleys J and L, the crossing of the belt revolving the pulleys .I and. L in a reverse direc-tion to the pulleys F and G. The pulleys F and L are friction pulleys, and act on the pulley M, as it is pla-ced in contact with either the one or the other of said pulleys, which is secured by swinging the arm P in the proper direction therefor, and when so placed in contact the pulley M is revolved, and through the several pulleys and belts loev tween said pulley M and the pulley E2 on the burnisher-tool said pulley B2 and its shaft CZ are caused to revolve in the one or the other direction, as the case may be.

The shaft O" of the burnisher-tool, as shown more particularly in Figs. 5 and 6,' is of tubular form, turning in suitable bearings in the burnisher, in which shaft is a rod or spindle, G2, carrying on one end the burnisher-head H2. This rod or spindle G2 is adapted to be easily inserted and removed from said tubular shaft, as desired, and to turn therewith when in said shaft it is secured theretobyathumbscrew, J2, screwing into a collar, K2, secured by a set-screw, q, to the tubular shaft, which thumb-screw passes loosely through one side of said tubular shaft and bears against said rod or spindle. The burnisher-head Hgis circular in form, and by its edge n, as it is revolved by said tubular shaft, the edge of the boot or shoe sole is burnished, as usual. Loosening said thumb-screw, the burnisher-head, with its spindle, can bc removed from said IOO Uil

shalt, and this mode of removing and inserting or attaching the burnisher-head by its rod or spindle to the said tubular shaft Cl enables various sizes of and shaped heads to be attached to the said shaft C2 and used as desired, and when so attached to be secure from any liability to become loose lor detached when in operation.

L2 is the jack for supporting and holding the boot or shoe to be burnished, and it is constructed as follows:

M" is an arm of the frame A, having on its upper end a horizontal sleeve, N, in which a rod, P, is arranged to freely slide forward and backward, and to be secure against moveinent, when desired, by a set-screw, r, in the sleeve. The rod or arni l carries on its end toward the frame a head-piece, Q2, adapted to tit by a socket over and swivel on said end s, its face t being concave, as shown in Fig. 3. An arm, R2, of this head-piece Q,l extends horizontally and then downward, having attached to it by slot and set-screw u an arni, Si, so it can be adjusted vertically thereon, its horizontal portion f1; extending toward the frame, and adapted to fit in a hole in the last by its end w.

The boot to be operated upon by the bur lnisher-head H3, with a last properly inserted therein, is placed by its toe against the hollow face t of the head-piece QL and the end 'w of arin S2 inserted in a hole in the last.

lo hold the boot firmly against the headpiece Q2 and arin S2, the end a: ol" a lever, T2, pivoted at 1/ to an arni, ci, ot' the frame A, is arranged to bear against the treading-surface ol' the sole'ot' the boot in a li ne coincident with the center ot` the head-piece QL. This lever T2 extends below its pivot y to the l'loor, having a loop, U2, inade oit leather, Eve., attached to its lower end, in which the right I'oot et' the operator is inserted l'or operating the lever, and which, moved to the right, iii-inl y holds the end x against the boot, and thus secures the boot to the jack l'or the proper operation of the burnisher-tool.

The carrying parts ofthcjaek and the length of the belt A2, with the arin Y in substantially a horizontal position, are so arranged relatively to each other as to be all in proper position for a convenient and practical operation of the burnishing-tool.

To burnish the edges ol a boot or shoe sole, lirst secure the boot to the jack, as described; then take hold of the boot at its back or heel portion by the left hand and with the tool D-y by its handle U3 inthe right hand, at the same time causing the burnisher-head to be revolved; apply and press the working-edge a of the burnisher-head to the edge of the boot or shoe sole, turning the boot on its swiveljoint Q2 back and forth until the entire edge of said sole has been presented to and acted upon by the burnisher-hcad, and as many times as is necessary for the thorough burnishing of the saine. In such operation it is necessary that as the boot is turned its edgesurface where being burnished should move in a reverse direction to the direction in which the acting portion of the circular edge a of the burnisher-head moves-that is, the working-surface of the tool and the edge of the sole being acted upon should not at such time move in the saine direction.

To .et'tectually and practically burnish or polish the edge of the boot or shoe sole, its edge should be rubbed by the burnisher-head a more or less number of times, and therefore time is saved by reversing the niotion of the burnisher-head and correspondingly the movement of the boot, as is obvious, and in order to secure the respective reverse motions, as desired, of the sole-edge and burnisher-head and keep the tool as constantly at work as possible, losing no time in operating the machine, the reversing of the rotation of the 'burnisher-head inust be done quickly and on the instant, and this is accomplished by the pres! ent invention by simply swinging` the arm l) forward or backward, as the case may be, for the pulley M to be in contact with either one or the other of the pulleys F L. To operate said arm F conveniently, a horizontal arm, V2, is provided, it being pivoted to the frame at b2, and by its angular arm d, pivoted to another horizontal arm, W, adapted to swing horizontally on a pivot, ff, of the frame A, said arm W being attached by its socket g2 to the end if ofthe arni I), carrying the pulley M. Both of these 'arms V2 and NV2 extend toward the front in convenient positions :for the one, V2, to be raised by the knee ot' the operator when he is sitting down, and for the other, XV?, to be pushed by his body when he is standing.

ARaising the arni V2 or pushing the arin il" by their connection, as described, with the arni l) puts the pulley M in contact with the pulley F, and relieving the arni V3 or arm XV ol the knee or body ot' the operator, the end of arm Y, which is weighted, as at ZZ, for the purpose, returns the pulley M to its contact with pulley L, which is constantly maintained except when operated as above described. The reversing of the motion of the pulley M, and the consequent change of rotation of the burnisher-head, is thus secured in a simple, easy, and quick manner.

From a collar, mi, arranged to swivel on the rod of of handle U: of burnisher-tool, which collar is secure from escape by a set-screw, p2, an arm, qu, extends backward, its end rt having an opening, s2, to freelyslide over and rest on a horizontal rod, t2, attached to the frame Aat 1r. On this arm 2 is an upward projection, c, having a concave upper surface extending acnoss the arm, on which the arm Q2 can rest when the tool is not being used, and to have it convenient for the operator.

The swiveling of the collar m2 on the tool enables the tool to be turned or swiveled, as desired, to accommodate its working-edge to the various changes of the outline of the sole IOC IIO

oi' the boot. The tool is weighted, as at 102, so as to retain its balance against the pull of the belt in revolving its shaft, and it, with the belt, is preferably heavier than the weight F2 when adjusted, in order to assist more or less the operator when burnishing the sole-edge. This weight F2 keeps the belt A2 tight at whatever height the tool is held when operating it.

As shown, the pulleys F and L, in their aetion on the pulley M, bear directly against the belt Q, where it is in contact with the pulley M 5 but, as is obvious, the pulleys can bear directly against each other-as, for instance, the pulley M could be of a width sufficient for the pulleys F L to bear on it outside of the belt, and in such case the peripheries of said pulleys could be fiat or of V shape in cross-section. It is preferable, however, to have some elastic material-such as leatheron their bearing-surfaces.

The pulley M can be moved between the pulleys F and L for the purposes of this invention in other ways-as, for instance, by

sliding on guideways suitably arranged therefor; also, the pulley L can be driven independently of the pulley F, preserving, however, its rotation in a reverse direction.

The jack for holding the boot or shoe and the burnishertool and their operating parts are all on the same stand, so that the machine is compact, convenient for transportation, and requires no setting up nor adjustment of the parts nor of the jack to the burnisher-tool when the machine is moved from place to place.

In lieu of having the end of lever V2 weighted, as described, it can have a spring attached to it to return it to its normal position.

It is obvious that other burnishing-tools can be used in lieu ofthe one herein particularly described, and also that an edge-trim ming tool for boots and shoes can be substituted for a burnishing-tool without departing from this invention.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim isl. The combination, with a tool for burnishing the edges of boot and shoe soles, construeted and arranged substantially as described, to be rotated by belts and pulleys, of a pulley arranged to be moved forward and backward between two driving pulleys adapted to be revolved in reverse directions by means of a cross-belt.

2. The combination, with the pulleys F and G and J and L, said pulleys J and G being arranged to revolve in opposite directions, of a pulley, M, connected to the burnisher-tool by belts for operation thereof, and carried by a swinging frame, P, providedV with means for operating said frame, for the purpose specified.

3. The combination, with the pulleysF and G and J and L, said pulleys G and J being 65 connected by a cross-belt, H, of a pulley, M, connected to the burnisher-tool by belts for operation thereof, carried by a swinging frame, I?, operated by an arm, V2 or IV2, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4c. A tool for burnishing the edges of boot and shoe soles, provided with an arm, q2, arranged to slide and rest on a supportingarm, t2, of the frame A, substantially as and for the purpose described. y

5. The combination, with pulleys G and J, arranged to revolve in reverse directions, of a pulley, M, connected to the burnisher-tool by belts for operation thereof, carried by a swinging frame, l?, having an arm, V2, for operating the same, weighted at its end, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. In a burnisher-tool, a head, H2, rigidly attached to one end of a rod, G2, detachably secured in a tubular shaft, C2, said shaft G2 85 being adapted to be rotated, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

7. rFhe combination, with a burnisher-tool having a swiveling collar, m2, and arm g2, at-

tached thereto, of an arm, t2, of the frame, on go which said arm g2 can slide and rest, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

S. A tool for burnishing the edges of boot and shoe soles, provided with an arm, q2, ar-

frame A, having a concave projection, c2, substantially as and for the purpose speciiied.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two suberibing witnesses.

ZOTIQUE BEAUDRY. Witnesses:

EDWIN W. BROWN, WM. S. BnLLows.

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